Shigeki Nakano + Frankens 2026 Theater Piece Collection "Places for You: Basics of Drama and Its Applications" (2 programs)

Name of the organization or individual

Nakafura

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY2025 2nd Term Creation Grant Category I Single-year Grant Art Creation Activities

A collection of theatrical works, "Place: Drama's Basics and Applications" (2026) Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki

A collection of theatrical works, "Place: Drama's Basics and Applications" (2026) Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki

A collection of theatrical works, "Place: Drama's Basics and Applications" (2026) Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki

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Business Overview

A collection of plays by Naruki Nakano and Frankens. Five works were performed in two programs, A and B. With the keyword "place to be," I juxtaposed Akimoto Matsushiro's "Karujin" (Light Dust) in 1947 to the current 2025 public works and considered the contents of the 80 years after the war and its meaning and significance.

[A Program]
"Random 1" (2026)
"Light Dust" (1947)

[B Program]
"Random 2" (2026)
"Char Aznable" (Fictional Character) (2021)
"Sleep, Sleep, Sleep" (2026)

Director: Naruki Nakano
Cast: Shiho Ishibashi, Maki Koizumi, Yudai Hong, Junko Saito, Ai Sasaki, Eiji Takeda, Takeshi Fukuda/Sanko Tahara, Ichika Hayashi, Miyu Mikawa, Yuito Mori, Kohei Yamada

Period of Activity / Project

[Performance] Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - Sunday, May 24, 2026

Venues

Theater 711 Theater 711 (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Profile

【 General Incorporated Association Nakafura 】
The general incorporated association Nakafura is an organization that manages the activities of Nakano Seiki + Frankens (theater company).
In the genre of theater, in which forms of activity and forms of expression have been expanding infinitely since the beginning of history, it was established in order to release "various experiments" to the world with as light a step as possible, not to be blindly involved in big things, to be small with a will, and not to be self-righteous in society.
In his creative works, he mainly focused on so-called "translation plays" in which the period, culture and customs are very different from those of modern Japan, and he understood and embodied them with his "current values and body." The method and expression of the translation without being bound by the verbatim translation, the free composition that adheres to only the synopsis, the interpretation of the work as our own story without being bound by the conventional image and manner, and the creation of the work are named "Gairenyaku."